Women Talking 15

Women Talking is a drama of harrowing revelations, fraught alliances, and the search for grace. While the men are away, the women narrow their options down to three: do nothing, stay and fight, or leave.

Each with a wonderfully unique perspective and despite their lack of formal education, the women are sharply articulate; big ideas, explored in intimate spaces and while their experience is culturally specific, the film speaks universally. Women Talking ushers us through a journey of rage, grief, wisdom, and hope with emotionally powerful performances from Rooney Mara, Claire Foy and Jessie Buckley.

Almost a decade since Oscar-nominated Sarah Polley's last directorial feature, Women Talking is the eagerly anticipated and fearless adaptation of Miriam Teows' acclaimed novel about a cloistered world where women struggle with an epidemic of abuse.